A straight line passes through and . What is its gradient?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D.
- Step 1: Gradient .
- Step 2: .
Answer
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Why not the others: : the sign of the gradient is reversed. : only the change in y was used, without dividing by the change in x. : the reciprocal of the gradient was used.
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